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Nazis boycott Jewish Businesses
They claimed this to be a defensive reaction to the Jewish boycott of German things. Nazi storm troopers stood in front of Jewish businesses. This only lasted about one day and was mainly ignored by German citizens -
Law limits Jews in Public Schools.
The German government issued a law against overcrowding in public schools, which mainly got rid of the Jews that went there, They allowed no more than 5 percent of the students to be Jews. Jews then turned to privet schools for the education of their children. -
Law for the Prevention of Offspring with Hereditary Diseases
This is when the German government passes the law of Prevention of Offspring with Hereditary Diseases. This makes people who have disabilities get sterilized. Deaf, blind, handicapped and more would get their reproductive organs removed involuntarily so they couldn't have children -
Death of German President
German president Paul von Hindenburg dies on this day. Then Hitler becomes the president with his Nazis help. Besides being president, he declares himself the chancellor of Germany. He has no legal limits. -
Ban of Jehovah witness organisation
The ban is due to them refusing to swear allegiance to the state of Germany. Their religion will not let them take an oath of allegiance. They then have to face Nazi persecution from 1935 onward. -
Olympic Games open in Berlin
The summer Olympics open in Berlin. They have athletes and specters from countries around the world. The games were mainly a propaganda success for he Nazis, and the government made people think Germany was the best and very responsible. -
Buchenwald Concentration Camps open
SS authorities open this camp for males. This was one of the largest concentration camp within Germany. There was electric fences, watchtowers and automatic machine guns. Most of the prisoners were political prisoners. -
Kristallnacht
The Hitler youth carry out waves of violent attacks against the Jews. They destroyed many synagogues by burning them. Over 100 Jewish residents lost their lives in the violence. -
Auschwitz Camp Established
This complex camp was the largest concentration camp there was established by Nazis. It had three main camps which had forced labor, one of them also had a killing center. More than 11 million people died at these camps. -
Soviet Forces Liberate Auschwitz
They liberate almost 7,00 prisoners. As they start approaching the camp, Nazis start to evacuate the camp. They made them march west from Auschwitz. In the days before, they gassed thousands.
